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PSWG Steering Committee

Lorelei A. Mucci, ScD, MPH
Chair

Lorelei A. Mucci, ScD, MPH

(2022-2024)

Professor of Epidemiology
Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, Massachusetts

Paul Scheet, PhD
Chair- Elect

Paul Scheet, PhD

(2023-2024)

Professor and Chair, Dept. of Epidemiology
Mattie Allen Fair Research Chair
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas

Andrew T. Chan, MD
Past Chair

Andrew T. Chan, MD

(2022-2024)

Professor of Medicine
Director of Cancer Epidemiology
Chief, Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit
Massachusetts General Hospital
Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Boston, Massachusetts

Melinda C. Aldrich, PhD, MPH

Melinda C. Aldrich, PhD, MPH

(2023-2026)

Associate Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine, Thoracic Surgery and Biomedical Informatics
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee

Roshan Bastani, PhD

Roshan Bastani, PhD

(2023-2026)

Professor
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
Director
UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity
Cancer Disparities Research
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Los Angeles, California

Iona C. Cheng, PhD, MPH

Iona C. Cheng, PhD, MPH

(2022-2025)

Professor 
Chief, Cancer Epidemiology Division 
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics 
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Joanne W. Elena, PhD 

Joanne W. Elena, PhD 

(2022-2025)

Scientific Director
Clinical and Cancer Control Research
American Cancer Society
Atlanta, GA

Heather Eliassen, ScD

Heather Eliassen, ScD

(2023-2026)

Professor
Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
Associate Director
Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Jane C. Figueiredo, PhD

Jane C. Figueiredo, PhD

(2021-2024)

Director, Community and Population Health Research
Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California

Francesca Gany, MD, MS

Francesca Gany, MD, MS

(2022-2025)

Chief of Service, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service
Associate Director for Community Outreach and Engagement
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Professor of Medicine, Professor of Healthcare Policy and Research
Weil Cornell Medical College

 

Sophia H.L. George, PhD

Sophia H.L. George, PhD

(2021-2024)

Associate Professor
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Division of Gynecologic Oncology
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, Florida

Martin Lajous, PhD 

Martin Lajous, PhD 

(2022-2025)

Faculty-Researcher
Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública
Mexico City, Mexico
Adjunct Associate Professor
Global Health and Population 
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Boston, Massachusetts

Roger L. Milne, PhD, MSc

Roger L. Milne, PhD, MSc

(2022-2025)

Head, Cancer Epidemiology Division, Cancer Council Victoria
Professor, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
Professor, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University
Melbourne, Australia

Neil Murphy, PhD

Neil Murphy, PhD

(2021-2024)

Scientist, Section of Nutrition and Metabolism
International Agency for Research in Cancer
Lyon, France

Ana Patricia Ortiz, PhD, MPH

Ana Patricia Ortiz, PhD, MPH

(2023-2026)

Professor of Epidemiology
Investigator
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
University of Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Adetunji T. Toriola, MD, PhD

Adetunji T. Toriola, MD, PhD

(2021-2024)

Associate Professor of Surgery
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri

Renee Turzanski Fortner,PhD

Renee Turzanski Fortner,PhD

(2023-2026)

Researcher
Cancer Research of Norway
Oslo, Norway
Scientist
German Cancer Research Center
Heidelberg, Germany